#3 Lino Cut

Wolf Print by DiamondDustTaxidermy on deviantart

Linoleum print

Blurb on the piece by the artists

"From my intro to printmaking class, this is probably the best print I've done. It's an eight color linoleum cut. I kept the colors pretty much monochromatic. I used the same linoleum block for the whole process and carved it down further for each darker color, rather than doing a separate linoleum piece for each color. Since the block was finally carved down to just the black areas, no more of these can ever be made. I only did four of them, heh. I meant to put this on DA a long time ago, but couldn't find the file on my computer. I was messing around today and happened to find it. So here it is!"

http://diamonddusttaxidermy.deviantart.com/art/Wolf-Print-21182764


Each color is a different layer made up of shapes. When all those shapes were put together it created this Wolf Print.
I like this because its not what I was used to seeing of lino prints. The few lino prints that I have seen are very sketchy and usually on or two colors. This print is very clean and contains many colors. It shows me another view of lino cuts that I might like to try. 

#2 Embossing+Relief Print

Red Tail
17 in. x 15 in.
4-color lino print, embossed on Reeves BFK Arches paper
More info here

View of Embossing

View of inking

View of lino cut

The artist embosses the main shapes to help give more depth to the bird and the background.  He also uses shapes with the ink to help define the image of the bird, using black, grey and red(the tail) shapes on the lino cut. 

I like this piece because out of all the images of embossing + lino prints, I thought it represented the idea the best. You can clearly see the embossing in the background, with a closer look you can see it in the bird, and the lino print helps to give the image more life. Its a pretty neat use of both types of printing. It helps to inspire me to do similar prints. Maybe not with a bird but with the lino print and then the embossing in the back ground.

#1 Blind Embossing

Seal by Paul Edmunds

Blind Embossing

http://www.pauledmunds.co.za/works/array-art-on-paper-gallery-2007/cnoopsseal.jpg/

(Close up)

http://www.pauledmunds.co.za/works/array-art-on-paper-gallery-2007/embossing.jpg/

Paul Edwards was born in 1970 and currently live in Cape Town. He has his MAFA from the University of Natal and has won a few award for his art. More info, click here.

The artist uses many lines, of different lengths, branching off each other to create a tree branch shape. All the branches created are contained in a oval shape(top picture).

I picked this piece because I like how detailed, yet simple, it is.To me, it shows that embossing can include little details. It shows me what blind embossing is capable of, and gives me ideas for any future embossings I might do.